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I have recently acquired some more H. leucophyllata; however, they are WC. I have them quarantined at the moment. I keep them in conditions as I have kept my other leuc's, which I have had for about 2 years now. These are my first WC frogs so this might sound ignorant... Should I get a fecal exam done and then treat them or should I just assume they have some sort of parasite load and take preventative measures? Are there certain things I should do once I have acquired WC frogs? Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Justin
stk18119@loki.stockton.edu

D.auratus (Costa Rican, Nicaraguan)
D.leucomelas
D.tinctorius (lorenzo, yellowback, citro, pb, oyopock,etc.)
D.azureus
D.ventrimaculatus (yellow/gold)
D.pumilio (blue jeans, solid red)
P.aurotaenia (narrow bands/green)
P.bicolor
E.tricolor (Santa Isabel)
H. leucophyllata
P. hypochondrialis azurea
P. resinifictrix
A. caladryas
etc.......

It's unfortunate you had to go with wild caughts. That just means you have to go the extra step to clean them out. IDEALLY you would only treat for parasites that you find. The deworming drugs are relatively safe, especially panacure, so sometimes it doesn't hurt to prophalactically treat for parasites. However, we are dealing with a small animal here, and one with sensitive skin. Deworming requires a lot of manual restraint, if you can avoid it you should. DEFINITELY get a fresh fecal for testing. And yes, you should assume they have parasites or disease, as far as quarantining goes.
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Thanks again. Got a few nice fresh fecals to check out tomorrow in the lab.